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The Chicago Marathon is a marathon (long-distance foot race) held every October in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the six World Marathon Majors. Thus, it is also a World Athletics Label Road Race. The Chicago Marathon is the fourth-largest race by number of finishers worldwide. Wikipedia
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Mantz ran 4:45 mile pace to break Khalid Khannouchi’s 2002 record by 55 seconds.
Only three non-African-born men have ever broken 2:05 and two of them have been accused of PEDs. Mantz, who has already set an American record in the half (59:17) and run 2:05:08 on Boston's non-record-eligible course in 2025, is looking to join the club on Sunday. *MB: How fast will Conner Mantz run in Chicago? The AR is 2:05:38. Might he DESTROY that & run in the 2:03s?
The 47th running of the Chicago Marathon will take place on Sunday, October 12, with the first wave of runners starting at 7:35 a.m. from Grant Park.
Not able to make it to the 2025 Bank of American Chicago Marathon in person? We've got you covered.
Those who applied to run in the 2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon are set to be notified if they were selected Thursday.
Takeaways from the 2024 Chicago Marathon: John Korir wins the men's race in 2:02:44, Susanna Sullivan runs a PR to finish top American woman, and more.
At the 2024 Chicago Marathon, Ruth Chepngetich ran 2:09:56 to shatter the women’s marathon world record. How far could you run at her average pace?
The hue and cry about Ruth Chepngetich’s 2:09:56 women’s world marathon record in last Sunday's Bank of America Chicago Marathon is not toning down. Poor John Korir, his 2:02:44 victory in the men's race, has been completely overshadowed. But why wouldn't it be, considering the magnitude of the women’s time? I received an email from…
The 30-year-old Kenyan became the first woman to break a marathon time of 2 hours 10 minutes, and cut almost 2 minutes off the previous women's record.
Check out the elite winning times from the World Marathon Major.
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